No2ID pledge reaches 10,000 signature goal

[Steve]

Not really one for HEXUS.tech-news, so I'm putting it here because I'm sure you QT folks will have plenty to say about it. From The Register:

More than 10,000 people have signed a pledge, promising that they will refuse to register for ID cards in the event that the UK government decides we need them to combat the political nasty of the day.

The pledge was started by No2ID's national coordinator, Phil Booth. He pledged that, if 10,000 people joined him, he would refuse to register for a National ID Card, and that he would donate £10 to a legal defence fund for anyone prosecuted for doing the same.

"Polls have shown for some time that 3 - 4 million people across the UK strongly oppose the Government's plans to introduce ID cards and a National Identity Register," he says in his pledge. "Were this many of us refuse to cooperate then the scheme would be doomed to failure."

[Grey M@a]

Lol scam and a half, check it out, sign up to add your name to it, it asks you send a £10 donation to the pledge fund when 10000 people sign up.

[Rave]

It's hardly a scam- it's upfront about the £10 and as I understand it they'll only ask for the money if a defence fund becomes necessary.

[Steve]

It's hardly a scam- it's upfront about the £10 and as I understand it they'll only ask for the money if a defence fund becomes necessary.

Indeed. It's only as much of a scam as the campaign for funding a full page Firefox advert in newspapers was.

[0iD]

It's a good idea imo. Some things are worth fighting for.

[Twigman]

I signed up. I think thats worth £10 of my money. Guess I'll have to pay out someday...I believe it was about 6000 when I signed up.

[Rave]

Nice one mate. According to this week's Private Eye the government have already spent £17m on consultants working on the ID card scheme, even though it's not even had its third reading in parliament. Great VFM there.

[SilentDeath]

Nice one mate. According to this week's Private Eye the government have already spent £17m on consultants working on the ID card scheme, even though it's not even had its third reading in parliament. Great VFM there.

WTF £17M??????!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????




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cba to sign up atm, andits already reached its goal. I will if the govenment get any further with it though...

[G4Z]

Silent,

You should sign up, details for donating will be emailed to people on the pledge.